Reaching a guilty verdict - studies

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Who researched the effects of the order of a testimony?
Pennington and Hastie
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What did Pennington and Hastie find?
Story order gained 69% guilty verdicts. Witness order gained 47% guilty verdicts.
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Who researched persuasion?
Cutler
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What did Cutler find?
Higher percentage of guilty verdits were given when the WIC was good, descriptive EWT and 100% confidence of the witness was given.
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Who researched the effects introducing inadmissible evidence?
Pickel
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What did Pickel find?
No evidence introduced - 42% guilty verdicts, legal explanation given - 55% guilty verdicts and no legal explanation given - 43% guilty verdicts.
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Who researched the effects of attractiveness? (Halo Effect)
Castellow
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What did Castellow find?
Attractive defendant - 56% guilty verdicts. Attractive victim - 77% guilty verdicts.
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Who researched the effects witness confidence?
Penrod and Cutler
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What did Penrod and Cutler find?
100% confidence - 67% guilty verdicts. 80% confidence - 60% guilty verdicts.
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Who researched the effects shields and videotapes on children?
Ross
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What did Ross find?
Child testified in front of the defendant - 51% guilty verdicts. Child testidfied behind a shield - 46% guilty verdicts. Child testified via video - 49% guilty verdicts.
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Who researched the stages of decision making?
Hastie
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What did Hastie find?
Three stages of decision making: 1) Orientation 2) Open Conflict 3) Reconciliation
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Who researched the effects the majority influence?
Asch
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What did Asch find?
75% conformed once, 5% conformed everytime, 25% didn't conform at all.
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Who researched the effects of minority influence?
Moscovici
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What did Moscovici find?
In the consistent group, 8.4% conformed and in the inconsistent group, 1.25% conformed. In the control 0.25% conformed.
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What did Pennington and Hastie find?

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Story order gained 69% guilty verdicts. Witness order gained 47% guilty verdicts.

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Who researched persuasion?

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What did Cutler find?

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Who researched the effects introducing inadmissible evidence?

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